Own Correspondent

ZIMBABWE this Tuesday recorded 13 more COVID-19 cases bringing the total confirmed cases in the country to 525.

Of the positive cases, 10 are returnees from South Africa while three are local cases and all have since been isolated.

In a statement, the Ministry of Health and Child Care said investigations to establish the source of infection for the three local cases are ongoing.

To date Zimbabwe has conducted 63 782 COVID-19 tests and has 455 active cases, 64 have recovered while six deaths have been recorded since the onset of the outbreak in March this year.

Harare Province has the highest number of cases at 186 followed by Bulawayo with 64 confirmed cases.

Mashonaland Central remains the least affected with only ten cases to date.

The bulk of Zimbabwe’s COVID-19 cases have been returnees from the region and abroad and the government is on high alert to ensure all returnees are quarantined upon return until they have satisfied all testing measures as outlined by the WHO.